quarry

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : peut désigner une personne ou un animal qui est la cible d'une chasse ou d'une attaque, ou encore une excavation à ciel ouvert d'où l'on extrait de la pierre, du minerai ou de l'ardoise.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a person who is the target of an attack or exploitation, a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate, or an animal hunted or caught for food.

1. Excavation siteB1formal

   A place, typically a large open pit, from which stone, slate, or other minerals are extracted.

   Carrière (d'extraction)

   • The workers extracted marble from the quarry.
   • The old quarry is now filled with water.
   • They opened a new quarry to supply limestone for construction.

   Synonymesexcavationgravel pitminepitsandpit

2. Hunted animalB1formal

   An animal that is being hunted or pursued for food or sport.

   Proie

   • The lion stalked its quarry through the tall grass.
   • The hunter tracked his quarry for hours.
   • The eagle spotted its quarry from high above.

   Synonymesgamepreytargetvictim

3. Target or victimB2formal

   A person who is the object of an attack, pursuit, or exploitation.

   Proie

   • The journalist became the quarry of the political scandal.
   • He was an easy quarry for the con artist.
   • The bully chose a shy student as his quarry.

   Synonymesgamemarkpreytargetvictim

• Verbe désignant l'action d'extraire de la pierre, des minéraux ou d'autres matériaux d'une carrière, ou au sens figuré, de rechercher ou d'extraire des informations ou des ressources.

A verb used to indicate the act of extracting stone, minerals, or other materials from a quarry, or figuratively, to search for or extract information or resources.

1. Extract stone or mineralsB2formal

   To extract stone, slate, or other materials from a quarry.

   extraire de la pierre

   • The company quarries limestone for construction.
   • They have been quarrying marble from this mountain for decades.
   • The workers quarry granite to make countertops.

   Synonymesdelvedigdig outexcavateextractmine

2. Search or extract informationB2informal

   To search for or extract information or data from a source.

   Extraire des informations

   • The journalist quarried the archives for historical facts.
   • He quarried the internet for details about the event.
   • Researchers quarry data from various databases for their study.

   Synonymesculldelvedigextractgleanharvestminesearchsift